Google To Add Double Tap To Turn Off The Screen

[mustang7757]

Google will finally let you double tap your Pixel's screen to turn it off

Google is working on a new gesture that lets you double tap your Pixel phone's screen to turn it off, and we have a first look.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[AnnDroid]

Google will finally let you double tap your Pixel's screen to turn it off

Google is working on a new gesture that lets you double tap your Pixel phone's screen to turn it off, and we have a first look.

www.androidauthority.com

Because the power button is too far away? I suppose having two choices is not a bad thing.

 

[mustang7757]

Because the power button is too far away? I suppose having two choices is not a bad thing.

The power button is not far for me but I like the choice and I'm used to it from my other devices to do this.

 

[BerryBubbles]

That's a handy feature.

 

[Maximo_Mark79]

Download the lockscreen app, add widget to homescreen and a simple tap and screen is locked. Job done!

 

[mustang7757]

Download the lockscreen app, add widget to homescreen and a simple tap and screen is locked. Job done!

Can also do it with a 3rd party launcher like Nova but it's better to do natively

 

[Maximo_Mark79]

Can also do it with a 3rd party launcher like Nova but it's better to do natively

Doesn't really matter how it's done imo. The fact is it can be done already fairly simply.

 

[Bkdodger1]

It should come standard and never understood why they didn't include that as I'm using it now on my OnePlus 13 on stock launcher

 

[mustang7757]

Doesn't really matter how it's done imo. The fact is it can be done already fairly simply.

Well it's going to be added now to the pixels

 

[BerryBubbles]

Can also do it with a 3rd party launcher like Nova but it's better to do natively

I'd rather be able to do it natively.

I'm not a big fan of downloading apps to my phone to do basic tasks. I'm still annoyed at having to use a widget for battery status because Samsung's new One Ui7 pill battery icon is hard to read.

But then ... I need to be annoyed at something!

 

[mustang7757]

I'd rather be able to do it natively.

I'm not a big fan of downloading apps to my phone to do basic tasks. I'm still annoyed at having to use a widget for battery status because Samsung's new One Ui7 pill battery icon is hard to read.

But then ... I need to be annoyed at something!

I agree

 

[sulla1965]

About bloody time too. Been available on just about all other androids for years now. Still I use tap tap lock on my Pixel's. Just a single tap on the icon does the job.

 

[tube517]

I use an app to tap the front facing camera and it turns the screen off. One less tap lol